Monroe Carnegie Library, also known as Old Monroe Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a one-story, rectangular, Neoclassical style limestone building on a raised basement. The Monroe County History Center is a history museum the historic library building that was established as a Carnegie library.[2] The museum is located on the site of Center School in the former Bloomington Public Library building.[3] The library building is now home to the Monroe County Historical Society, their collection of artifacts, and their Genealogy Library.[4] A historical marker is present at the site.[5] The History Center is located at 202 East 6th Street. It is a tourist attraction.[6]
The building measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a two-story concrete block addition built in 1955. It features arched windows and a projecting arched entryway topped by a pagoda style roof. It was constructed with a $31,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[7]: 2–3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
